Original Nepali Mithila Painting
Item Details
An original Nepali Mithila gouache on canvas folk painting, also known as a Madhubani painting. This incredibly ornate and intricate piece is part of a long history of Mithila paintings created by Nepali women in Nepal’s Mithila state and India’s Bihar state. The paintings were traditionally created with natural dyes applied with sticks and twigs, though this piece seems to use more modern gouache paints and an extremely fine brush. These pieces depict intricate scenes of religious figures, animals, and other aspects of traditional Nepali everyday life and culture. This particular piece depicts a mandala made up of both mythical and human figures, painted in warm tones of red, blue, and yellow. The painting is unsigned. It is matted in navy and presented behind glass in a carved wooden frame with gold tone finish and a hanging wire. A handwritten note to the verso says the piece was purchased in Nepal in 1998. Extensive information about Mithila art can be found below under Additional Information.
Condition
- two creases to center of painting.
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Item #
16CIN467-122
Additional Information
